President Mukherjee visits Badrinath shrine

On May 6, 2017

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Dehradun, May 6: President Pranab Mukherjee was present as the gates of the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand opened early on Saturday morning. With this, the annual pilgrimage of the Char Dhaam Yatra became fully operational.

The Kedarnath shrine was also opened earlier this week in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after a six-month winter break.

Mukherjee prayed before the deity at the sanctum sanctorum amid chanting of hymns and high security.

The President earlier went to the Gujarati Dharmshala and had a bath before heading for the rituals.